Afula mall bombing

2003 Palestinian terrorist attack in Israel

32°36′13″N 35°17′39″E / 32.60361°N 35.29417°E / 32.60361; 35.29417DateMay 19, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-05-19)
17:14 pm (GMT+2)
Attack type
Suicide bombingWeaponSuicide vestDeaths3 civilians (+1 bomber)Injured70 civiliansPerpetratorsPalestinian Islamic Jihad and al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility.Assailant19-year-old female assailant (Hiba Daraghmeh)

The Afula mall bombing was a suicide bombing on May 19, 2003, in which a Palestinian woman blew herself up outside the Shaarei HaAmakim mall in Afula, Israel, killing three Israeli civilians and injuring 70.[1]

Both Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.

The attack

Memorial for the Israelis killed in Afula

On Monday, May 19, 2003, at 17:14 pm, a Palestinian suicide bomber approached the entrance to the Shaarei HaAmakim mall in the city of Afula in northern Israel.[2] The suicide bomber detonated the explosives hidden underneath her clothes when she approached the security the guards at the entrance for the security inspection.[3] Three people were killed in the attack (two security guards and a shopper) and 70 people were injured.

The perpetrators

After the attack, both Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. They stated that the suicide bomber was a 19-year-old Palestinian woman from the city Tubas in the northeastern West Bank named Hiba Daraghmeh, who was an English literature student.[1][4]

See also

  • Palestinian political violence

References

  1. ^ a b Toolis, Kevin (November 22, 2003). "Walls of death". The Guardian. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Woman Suicide Bomber Kills 3". CBS News. May 19, 2003. Archived from the original on March 7, 2005. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Peace plan at risk as fifth bomber strikes". The Age. May 21, 2003. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Ghazali, Sa'id (May 27, 2003). "The story of Hiba, 19, a suicide bomber. Can the road-map put an end to all this?". The Independent. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

External links

  • Suicide bombing in Afula (May 19, 2003) – published at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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